Car mover



July 26, 1932. D, G- ROWELL 1,868,809

CAR MOVER Filed July 29, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 26, 1932.

D. G. Howl-:LL

CAR VlVICvVER Filed July 29, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 113201 umg 0 Patented July i26, Y198? *f1-,888,808l N V DUDLEY G. nownnn. or

ArrLnfroiv, WIsCoNsrN CAR Movnn Appiicanon filed July 29,

My invention relates t' an improvement in car movers. 1 f

The object of my invention is to provide a kcar mover which will apply its motive force at the proper point in the periphery o f a car wheel whereby to expend the motivating force in a most eiiicient manner. c Another object `0f my invention is to pro vide a car mover wherein the assembly of the*- 10, various parts thereof is made extremely simple by reason of the interlocking vof the various parts. Y

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of part-s of a car mover road rail. l y

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my car mover with portions thereof in vertical section showing the assembly of the interlocking parts. Y

Figure 3 is a view of the bottom of the rail shoe of my car mover. Figure 4 is a section on line 1f-#4 of Fig. 2. Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Figf2. Like parts are identified by the samerefr erence characters throughout the several views. n, The various portions of myhcar mover may be divided under three main headings, namely the rail shoe 10, the prying lever.v 11and the thrust lever 12. A n

The rail shoe comprises `an assembly 'of parts which, taken as a whole, formthe supmost clearly in-cross section in Fig. 2 and perwhereby the portions contacting with a car I The locking tion of a car wheel and resting upon a rail.,

port for the rest of the structure comprising 1929. serial No.v381,773.

for-ms anumber of oiiices as hereinafterden .l

F19 forming .thesupporting lbearing member for the prying lever 11; The trunnion .19 is 50 y notched at `20 and this registers with an aperture 21 opening from the recess of the frame .13 of the railshoe into the transverse trunn ion socket 218. A boss .822 extending up wardly froln the locking plate 15 is adapted 65 to 'extend 'upwardly through the aperturek 21 into thenotcli y2O to engage the trunnion bearing 19 and prevent its lateraldisplacement in the trunnionn socket v1.8 when the'locking y plate 15 is inV assembled relation to the rail- *70 e shoe 10. .1 A plate 15 is provided forwardly with -aftongue 28-and rearwardly with an .aperture 24" registering with an'aperture 25 a in the rearward portion ofthe frame 13 of the "16 rail shoe and this-locking plate 15 is likef wise provided with spaced transverse aperturesV 26, so that when the locking plate .15

is in position as shown in Fig. `2 withfth'e tongue 23 insertedthrough an aperture 27 80k and ,Taf bolt 28 is inserted through the apertures 24;'and25 an interlocking of the vaf rious parts` preventing removalof the trunnion bearingr 19 rfrom the trunnion' socket v18 and preventing the removal or turning ofthe rail spurs17 is accomplished. n 1

The prying lever 11, mounted as-it is upon` Aand integral with ythe trunnion bearing 19,'

comprises a leverk of th-e first class, the load being received upon the outstretched end '30 W andthepower being applied upon apivotpin 31. The thrust lever 12 is pivotally mounted upon the pin 31 and in acting onthe wheel v-directly"functions asa lever of the first class receiving'its load upon a `thrusting pad 32 s pivotally -mounted upon 'ca-pivot pin 33`at the end ofthef'thrusting "lever 12 which is socket-ed at'itsother extremity to receive a handle 35 as indicat'edin Fig. 11. Insofar as the reaction-of `fulc'rurn 31 actuates prying I invertedfV-shaped channel in the l lever 11, the thrust lever may also be regarded as a lever of the second class pivoting upon the pad 32 and delivering power through fulcrum pin 31,

Preferably a hardened pin 29 is provided in the end of the prying lever to receive the brunt of the contact of that lever with the periphery of a car wheel 86 as shown in Fig. 1.

In the assembly of my car mover it is only necessary to secure the bolt 28 in position shown in Fig. 2 by turning down the nut 37 after the bolt has been inserted through the apertures 24 and 25, for the trunnion bearing 19 in the. trunnion socket 18 and the spurs 17 in their groove 16 are automatically locked by the locking plate 15 when it is held in place by this one bolt.

When my car mover is completely assembled and is thrust into the position shown in Fig. 1 upon a rail 38 beneath a ear wheel 36 it will be noted that the rail shoe is positioned as a solid foundation unit which will maintain its position upon its spurs 17 until its work at that particular location is completed and there need be not rocking motion of the spurs upon th-e rail or of the shoe upon the rail during the actual thrusting operation which comprises the work to be performed by my device.

All of the motivating power imparted to the handle 35 mounted upon the pivot pin 31 is therefore solidly and firmly imparted to the periphery of the car wheel 36. It will be noted that the hardened pin 29 is adapted to maintain its position in one spot against the periphery of the car wheel as the wheel moves forwardly, since the arc of movement of the hardened pin with reference to the trunnion bearing 19 is coincident with the are of movement of the spot on the wheel against which the hardened pin bears. Likewise the thrusting pad 32 is so mounted with reference to the rail shoe that as the wheel 36 moves forwardly the thrusting pad will maintain its position against the periphery of the wheel 36 at one point and will follow that point in the periphery of the wheel because of the arrangement of the parts as above described.

It will also be noted that none of the forces applied to the periphery of the car wheel 36 are essentially lifting forces but that they are forces adapted to roll. the wheel, and the the tendency of my car mover in this respect results in an eliicient expenditure of power in accomplishing` the work that my device is intended to perform.

It will likewise be noted that there are three bearing members included in my device each of which is intended to place the two contact points comprising the parts 32 and 29 at the proper positions against the car wheel and maintain them in this position throughout the movement of the handle 35.

This result is effected by proportioning the parts to the diameter of a standard car wheel as illustrated.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination witha supporting frame provided with a trunnion groove and apertured intermediate the ends of said groove, 0f a notched trunnion bearing receivable in the groove and a locking plate provided with a boss projecting upwardly through the trunnion groove aperture into the notch in the trunnion bearing whereby to prevent displacement of the bearing in the groove.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with an apertured supporting frame provided with a trunnion groove and apertured intermediate the ends of said groove, of a notched trunnion bearing receivable in the groove and a lipped locking plate provided with a boss projecting upwardly through the trunnion groove aperture into the notch in the trunnion bearing whereby to prevent displacement of the bearing in the groove.

8. In a device of the character described, a rail shoe including an apertured frame, provided with a spur groove, a locking plate provided with a lip receivable through the aperture in the frame and the locking plate being provided with apertures registering with the spur grooves in the frame.

t. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rail shoe provided with a trunnion groove, of a prying lever provided with a trunnion bearing receivable in the trunnion groove, and a locking plate provided with a boss for securing the trun- `nion bearing in the trunnion groove, said locking plate being detachably secured to the rail shoe.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rail shoe including an apertured fra1ne,.of a locking plate provided with a lip for insertion in an aperture of the rail shoe frame, a locking boss integral with the locking plate for insertion through another aperture in the rail shoe frame, and means spaced from said lip for manual interlocking` of the locking plate with the rail shoe frame.

G. In a device of the character described. the combination with a rail shoe frame pro vided with a trunnion groove and aperturefi intermediate the ends of said groove and provided with an aperture spaced from said trunnion groove, of a locking plate provided with a lip receivable in the last mentioned aperture and provided with a boss for insertion in the aperture intermediate the ends of the trunnion groove.

DUDLEY GL'RGIVEL'L. 

